I had asked a question about cliches on Against the tide. While a complete post is awaited, here's what I got as a quick reply:
Cliches from Associated Press Guide to News Writing, Rene J. Cappon.
The link: http://cliche.theinfo.org/
awkward dilemma | brutal murder | close proximity | end result | entirely absent
exact counterpart | future plan | general public | gory murder | grateful thanks
| gruesome tragedy | lifeless corpse | mutual cooperation | new record |
original founder | patently obvious | personal friend | personal opinion |
present incumbent | sworn affidavit | surrounded on all sides | true facts |
ultimate outcome | gave permission to | held a meeting | proved of benefit |
to put in an appearance | reached an agreement | submitted his resignation |
take into consideration | established | conclusive evidence of | take into custody
accommodations | approximately | assistance | commence | finalize |
implement | in consequence of | initiate | methodology | motivation |
objective | purchase | remuneration | substantial proportion |
underprivileged | utilise | armed to the teeth battle | royal |
beat a hasty retreat | beyond the shadow of a doubt | bite the dust |
blessing in disguise | blissful ignorance | burning issue | club-wielding police |
colourful scene | conspicuous by its absence | coveted award | dramatic new move
dread disease | dream come true | drop in the bucket | fame and fortune |
gentle hint | glaring omission | gory details | grief-stricken | hand in glove|
hammer out | happy couple | head over heels in love | heart of gold |
heavily armed troops | iron out | intensive investigation | Lady Luck |
lash(|ed|es) out | leave no stone unturned | light at the end of the tunnel |
lightning speed | long arm of the law | man in the street | marvels of science |
matrimonial bliss | meagre pension | miraculous escape |
Mother Nature | moves into high gear | never a dull moment | Old Man Winter
paints a grim picture | pay the supreme penalty (price)
picture of health | pillar of society | pinpoint the cause
| police dragnet | pool of blood | posh resort | prestigious law firm | proud
heritage | proud parents | pursuit of excellence | red faces | red-faced |
reins of government | rushed to the scene | selling like hotcakes |
spearheading the campaign | spirited debate | spotlessly clean |
sprawling estate | spreading like wildfire | stranger than fiction | storm of protest
| supreme sacrifice | surprise move | terror-stricken | tie the knot |
tip of the iceberg | tower of strength | true colours | vanish in thin air |
walking encyclopaedia | wealth of information | whirlwind campaign |
last but not least | beck and call | bits and pieces | very unique |
clear and simple | death and destruction | each and every | fair and just |
few and far between | nook and cranny | pick and choose | ready and willing |
right and proper | safe and sound | shy and withdrawn | smooth and silk |
